Category: Lake Ontario

Better water. Better jobs. This year’s theme for World Water Day is jobs and water, making the connection between healthy watersheds and healthy, thriving communities.

Playing a vital role in the health of our cities, watersheds perform many functions, from providing clean and accessible drinking water and locally grown food, to absorbing greenhouse gas emissions for cleaner air to breathe.Read More »

With its headwaters in The Oak Ridges Moraine, the Don River winds its way through the heavily populated and urban terrain of Toronto. Eventually flowing into Lake Ontario, the source of Toronto’s drinking water, the health of Lake Ontario and the Don watershed is directly linked to the health and bio-diversity of the city.Read More »

“The ravines are to Toronto what canals are to Venice, hills are to San Francisco and the Thames River is to London.” —Robert Fulford, Accidental City